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Zach

私は弟に部屋を掃除してもらった。

Sentence Analyzer

部屋 掃除してもらった

English Translation

I had my brother clean the room.

Furigana

(わたし)(おとうと)部屋(へや)掃除(そうじ)してもらった。

Romanji

Watashi wa otōto ni heya o sōjishitemoratta.

Words

(わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(おとうと、おと、おとと、てい)
younger brother; little brother; kid brother; pupil; apprentice
()
at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although
部屋 (へや)
room; apartment; flat; pad; chamber; stable
()
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
掃除 (そうじ)
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: テイ、 ダイ、 デ、 おとうと
Meanings: younger brother, faithful service to elders
Readings: ブ、 -べ
Meanings: section, bureau, dept, class, copy, part, portion, counter for copies of a newspaper or magazine
Readings: オク、 や
Meanings: roof, house, shop, dealer, seller
Readings: ソウ、 シュ、 は.く
Meanings: sweep, brush
Readings: ジョ、 ジ、 のぞ.く、 -よ.け
Meanings: exclude, division (x/3), remove, abolish, cancel, except